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W. EXNER.

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No. 284,188. Patented sept. 4, 1888.

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* UNITED `STATES PATENT OFFICE-o wILLIAM EXNER, "oF IIARPEEs FERRY, wEsr VIRGINIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 284,196, dated September 4, 1883. Application filed Junell, 1883. (Modell) To all whom it may concern:

`13e it known that I, WILLIAM EXNER,Qa

` citizen of the United States, residing at Haroperate between the runners, that is connected to the tiller or operating-lever of the guiderunnerandbe operated by the saine, or by a separate side lever attached to one of the sled-runners. y

The object of myinvention is to arrange and attach to a sled a steering device and brake adapted-to be controlled and operated by the occupant of the sled. I attain this ob ject by means of the peculiar arrangement of the various parts of my device, which will be more-- fully pointed out and described inthe specicationand claims, in which the figure presented is a perspective View of my invention, showing the sled, guide-runner,brace, and brake.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through` out the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, A represents a sled, formed of any desirable-size and shape.

` and the brace is secured by its ends to the inner face of the runners below their upper edges and a short distance in front of seaty board L. An angular hollow bracket, F, is

secured by its inner end to the front face of the brace l). Said bracket F is formed with a central perforation near its outer end, through i which an upright shaft, F, passes. rIhe lower end of said shaft terminates in a metal plate,

d, to which it is rigidly secured, said plate Id being in' turn secured to a single runner, E,

5o which acts as a guide or rudder in steering the sled. When operated by the shaft H, said i shaft rises in a vertical position, and is surmounted by a cross-handle, c, said shaft F connecting the housing G and runner E. A.'

Below the cross-handle c, and in line with the same, projections b are secured to the shaft H, and below .projection b said shaft is recessed to receive pivot-pin c, and below the same said shaft terminates above bracket F.

A. housing or hollow support, G, is formed outside of shaft H, having on its upper edges recesses b', within which projections b move.

The slot a in shaft h` allows the shaft Aa slight vertical movement against the pin c.

A chain or rod, I, is secured at oneend to the shaft H, the opposite end passing over a cross-bar on the brake and returned toward the front, and secured to a crank formed in the brake-rod K. Said brake-rod K is journaled by its ends in the runners of the sled, and the outer end of said rod has rigidly secured to the same abrake-lever, J, and directly above the same is secured to the seat-board L a rack- ,bar, f, yagainst which the lever J works.

In rear. of bral e-rod K is secured vto the underside of seat-board L, by Ineans of hinges or concave bearing-plates C, a brake, B, said brake being formed of two rod cross-bars and two angularv side pieces, the lower cross-bar having a spool, g, centrally secured, around which rod I moves or is attached.

The outer ends of the side pieces of the brake B are sharpened and turned at right angles, forming calks or stops h, adapted to dig into the snow, ice, or ground when power is applied to the rod I by means of the standard H or the lever J.

The brake-frame lB is loosely held by the bearings C and works freely in the same.

The operation of my device is as follows: The operator, seated en the sled A, at thetop of an incline, seizes the cross-handle c. By gravity the sled descends the incline, when the operator directs its course by turning the handle c to the right or left, as desired, and when desired to stop, the brake-arm J is forced into 4 the lower notches of rackbar f, when, by means of rod I, the lower ends of brake B are forced into the ice or ground, thus retarding the motion of the sled; or shaft His raised until probrake and brake-rod having an operating-1ever, substantially as shown and specified.

2. The combination of a sled having a seatboard, L, bearing-plate C, the cross-bar D, bracket F, the brake B, brake-rod K, lever J, and the raek-barj', With the guide-runner E, plate d, shaft H, having cross-arm c, projection pins b, and slot a', the housing G, pin a, and the rod I, all arranged and operated substantially as shown and specified.

WILLIAM EXNER.

Witnesses:

J AMEs CONWAY, JAMES C. MCGRAW. 

